19th Annual NCAA Wrestling Championships

                                                                  Participating Teams
                          
 
                                            Amherst College [MA]
                                                              Brigham Young University [UT]
                                                              California Polytechnic State University [CA]
                                                              Colorado School of Mines [CO]
                                                              Colorado State University [CO]
                                                              Cornell College [IA]
                                                              Georgia Institute of Technology [GA]
                                                              Indiana University, Bloomington [IN]
                                                              Kansas State University [KS]
                                                              Michigan State University [MI]
                                                              Oklahoma State University [OK]
                                                              Pennsylvania State University [PA]
                                                              Purdue University [IN]
                                                              San Diego State University [CA]
                                                              Syracuse University [NY]
                                                              U.S. Naval Academy [MD]
                                                              University of California, Berkeley [CA]
                                                              University of Colorado [CO]
                                                              University of Denver [CO]
                                                              University of Illinois, Champaign [IL]
                                                              University of Iowa [IA]
                                                              University of Minnesota, Twin Cities [MN]
                                                              University of Nebraska [NB]
                                                              University of Nebraska Omaha [NB]
                                                              University of Northern Colorado [CO]
                                                              University of Northern Iowa (ISTC) [IA]
                                                              University of Wyoming [WY]
                                                              Utah State University [UT]
                                                              Virginia Military Institute [VA]
                                                              Washington State University [WA]
                                                              Wheaton College [IL]
                                
                                                                                
 
                          Team Scores
                          
 
                                                                      Oklahoma State University [OK] 32,                                                                                                              University of Northern Iowa (ISTC) [IA] 27,                                                                                                              Cornell College [IA] 21,                                                                                                              Michigan State University [MI] 13,                                                                                                              University of Minnesota, Twin Cities [MN] 11,                                                                                                              Purdue University [IN] 9,                                                                                                              University of Iowa [IA] 5,                                                                                                              University of Nebraska [NB] 5,                                                                                                              Syracuse University [NY] 4,                                                                                                              Colorado State University [CO] 3,                                                                                                              University of Illinois, Champaign [IL] 3,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
              
              
                                
 
                  

              
                                                      Award Winners
                      
 
                                    

                      Outstanding Wrestler Award -
                      Charles Hetrick
                      (OSU)
                  
              
                                                                                
 
                                            Place Winners
                      
 
                      

                                    

                      

                                                                                                        121
                                                                      
                      

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                      Arnold Plaza
                      (PU)
                      
                  
                                                                    

                      

                                                   
                                            
                      

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                      Grady Peninger
                      (OSU)
                      
                  
                                                                    

                      

                                                   
                                            
                      

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                      Dick Hauser
                      (CC)
                      
                  
                                                                    

                      

                                                   
                                            
                      

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                      Garth Lappin
                      (UMTC)
                      
                  
                                                                    

                      

                                                                                                        128
                                                                      
                      

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                      Charles Hetrick
                      (OSU)
                      
                  
                                                                    

                      

                                                   
                                            
                      

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                      Leo Thomsen
                      (CC)
                      
                  
                                                                    

                      

                                                   
                                            
                      

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                      Russ Bush
                      (UNI (ISTC))
                      
                  
                                                                    

                      

                                                   
                                            
                      

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                      Alan Rice
                      (UMTC)
                      
                  
                                                                    

                      

                                                                                                        136
                                                                      
                      

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                      Lowell Lange
                      (CC)
                      
                  
                                                                    

                      

                                                   
                                            
                      

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                      Dick Dickenson
                      (MSU)
                      
                  
                                                                    

                      

                                                   
                                            
                      

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                      Luverne Klar
                      (UNI (ISTC))
                      
                  
                                                                    

                      

                                                   
                                            
                      

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                      Don Meeker
                      (OSU)
                      
                  
                                                                    

                      

                                                                                                        145
                                                                      
                      

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                      Keith Young
                      (UNI (ISTC))
                      
                  
                                                                    

                      

                                                   
                                            
                      

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                      Don Anderson
                      (MSU)
                      
                  
                                                                    

                      

                                                   
                                            
                      

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                      Kent Lange
                      (CC)
                      
                  
                                                                    

                      

                                                   
                                            
                      

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                      Elias George
                      (OSU)
                      
                  
                                                                    

                      

                                                                                                        155
                                                                      
                      

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                      Bill Nelson
                      (UNI (ISTC))
                      
                  
                                                                    

                      

                                                   
                                            
                      

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                      Ken Hunte
                      (SU)
                      
                  
                                                                    

                      

                                                   
                                            
                      

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                      Don Mullison
                      (CSU)
                      
                  
                                                                    

                      

                                                   
                                            
                      

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                      Rodger Snook
                      (CC)
                      
                  
                                                                    

                      

                                                                                                        165
                                                                      
                      

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                      Bill Smith
                      (UNI (ISTC))
                      
                  
                                                                    

                      

                                                   
                                            
                      

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                      Melbourne Flesner
                      (OSU)
                      
                  
                                                                    

                      

                                                   
                                            
                      

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                      Gilbert Gaumer
                      (UIC)
                      
                  
                                                                    

                      

                                                   
                                            
                      

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                      Charles Lyons
                      (KSU)
                      
                  
                                                                    

                      

                                                                                                        175
                                                                      
                      

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                      Jim Gregson
                      (OSU)
                      
                  
                                                                    

                      

                                                   
                                            
                      

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                      Joe Scarpello
                      (UI)
                      
                  
                                                                    

                      

                                                   
                                            
                      

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                      Herb Reese
                      (UN)
                      
                  
                                                                    

                      

                                                   
                                            
                      

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                      Waldemar Van Cott II
                      (PU)
                      
                  
                                                                    

                      

                                                                                                        HWT
                                                                      
                      

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                      Verne Gagne
                      (UMTC)
                      
                  
                                                                    

                      

                                                   
                                            
                      

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                      Dick Hutton
                      (OSU)
                      
                  
                                                                    

                      

                                                   
                                            
                      

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                      Bob Maldegan
                      (MSU)
                      
                  
                                                                    

                      

                                                   
                                            
                      

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                      Homer Barr
                      (PSU)
                      
                  
                                      
                                
                                
 
                  

                      Championship Final (1st)
                      
 
                      

                                    

                    
121
                    
✦
                    
Arnold Plaza (PU) > Grady Peninger (OSU) decision 3-1
                  
                                                                        

                    
128
                    
✦
                    
Charles Hetrick (OSU) > Leo Thomsen (CC) decision 4-1
                  
                                                                        

                    
136
                    
✦
                    
Lowell Lange (CC) > Dick Dickenson (MSU) decision 6-0
                  
                                                                        

                    
145
                    
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Keith Young (UNI (ISTC)) > Don Anderson (MSU) decision 3-0
                  
                                                                        

                    
155
                    
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Bill Nelson (UNI (ISTC)) > Ken Hunte (SU) decision 3-0
                  
                                                                        

                    
165
                    
✦
                    
Bill Smith (UNI (ISTC)) > Melbourne Flesner (OSU) decision 6-1
                  
                                                                        

                    
175
                    
✦
                    
Jim Gregson (OSU) > Joe Scarpello (UI) decision 3-1
                  
                                                                        

                    
HWT
                    
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Verne Gagne (UMTC) > Dick Hutton (OSU) judge's decision 1-1
                  
                                        
                      
 
                      

                      Consolation Final (3rd)
                      
 
                      

                                    

                    
121
                    
✦
                    
Dick Hauser (CC) > Garth Lappin (UMTC) fall 6:40
                  
                                                                        

                    
128
                    
✦
                    
Russ Bush (UNI (ISTC)) > Alan Rice (UMTC) decision 9-4
                  
                                                                        

                    
136
                    
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Luverne Klar (UNI (ISTC)) > Don Meeker (OSU) decision 6-5
                  
                                                                        

                    
145
                    
✦
                    
Kent Lange (CC) > Elias George (OSU) decision 6-3
                  
                                                                        

                    
155
                    
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Don Mullison (CSU) > Rodger Snook (CC) decision 6-4
                  
                                                                        

                    
165
                    
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Gilbert Gaumer (UIC) > Charles Lyons (KSU) default
                  
                                                                        

                    
175
                    
✦
                    
Herb Reese (UN) > Waldemar Van Cott II (PU) decision 6-5
                  
                                                                        

                    
HWT
                    
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Bob Maldegan (MSU) > Homer Barr (PSU) decision 3-2